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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

524. Sticky Ginger Cake

There is something about the pinch of cold wind that makes one crave all things ginger.
I had a tin or golden syrup sitting patiently waiting to be used for something other than flapjacks, as well as a small tub of sour cream, with no apparent purpose, chilling in the fridge.
This is the second recipe I try from Jen at Milk and Honey, to great success.
Strangely, both are cakes (see quadruple chocolate cake), and both originate from Nigella Lawson.
My cake did not come out as dark and enticing (I used regular brown sugar, not dark brown, and date molasses instead of regular molasses) as Jen's, but the flavor was absolutely spot on.
The pillowy cake was just the right thing to curl up in an XL single sofa, with a steaming cup of black coffee, a purring cat, and re-runs of Harry Potter.